The 2026 World Baseball Classic will begin on March 5 and March 6 and will be televised on FOX, FS1, Tubi, and the FOX Sports Application on all smart devices.
Fox Sports Deportes will broadcast the WBC in Spanish in the United States, until the final out of the championship game on March 17 in Miami at loanDepot Park.
World Baseball Network built a game schedule list for the beginning of the 2026 event.
2026 World Baseball Classic Information
The 2026 World Baseball Classic will be televised on FOX for the second consecutive time since 2023.
Major League Baseball and World Baseball Classic Inc. made the announcement on October 7. Read the official announcement here.
FOX also announced on October 7 that they secured the U.S. rights to the 2026 WBC which culminates in the WBC Championship Game on Tuesday, March 17 from Miami’s loanDepot Park.
You heard it here first from @kevinburkhardt, @AROD, @davidortiz and @derekjeter!@FOXSports has secured the U.S. rights to the 2026 World Baseball Classic which culminates in the WBC Championship Game on Tuesday, March 17 from Miami’s loanDepot Park. pic.twitter.com/ajctwl4HXB
— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) October 7, 2025
This will be the 30th season in 2026 that FOX Sports has been covering Major League Baseball events since the 1996 season.
Japan has won the most WBC championships with three in 2006, 2009, and 2023. The United States won in 2017 and the Dominican Republic won in 2013 and are the only other countries to win the WBC since the event started in 2006.
The WBC is sanctioned by the World Baseball Softball Confederation, the sports governing body alongside Major League Baseball, the Major League Baseball Players Association and the WBCI, that partner in organizing the event during spring training.
Tournament Rules & Venues
The 2026 WBC pool matchups for all games are slated on MLB.com/venues with the confirmed dates, and no game start times have yet been announced.
If teams end up with the same record in pool play, the Total Quality Balance run differential rule will be in effect for runs for and runs against, alongside the head-to-head record.
The 2026 WBC will be held with Pool A in San Juan, Puerto Rico at Hiram Bithorn Stadium, Pool B in Houston, Texas at Daikin Park, and in Pool D at loanDepot Park in Miami, Fla. from March 6-11.
- Pool C will be held from March 5-10 at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan.
- The WBC quarterfinals will be from March 13-14 at Daikin Park and loanDepot Park.
- The semifinals on March 15-16 and championship game on March 17 will be at loanDepot Park.
Pool Groups
- Pool A: Puerto Rico, Cuba, Colombia, Panama, and Canada.
- Pool B: United States, Mexico, Italy, Brazil, and Great Britain.
- Pool C: Japan, Chinese Taipei, South Korea, Australia, and the Czech Republic.
- Pool D: Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Israel, and the Netherlands.
The Pool locations and schedule are also located on MLB.com. All confirmed game start times are located on the landing page of WorldBaseballClassic.com. Ticket game information is also listed on MLB.com/tickets.
2026 WBC Pool Matchups With Confirmed Dates
All game start times below will be listed Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
Pool A
Venue: Hiram Bithorn Stadium – San Juan, Puerto Rico
Teams: Puerto Rico, Colombia, Panama, Canada & Cuba
- March 6
- Game 1 – Cuba vs. Panama – 11 a.m. EDT
- Game 2 – Puerto Rico vs. Colombia – 6 p.m. EDT
- March 7
- Game 3 – Colombia vs. Canada – 11 a.m. EDT
- Game 4 – Panama vs. Puerto Rico – 6 p.m. EDT
- March 8
- Game 5 – Colombia vs. Cuba – 12 p.m. EDT
- Game 6 – Panama vs. Canada – 7 p.m. EDT
- March 9
- Game 7 – Colombia vs. Panama – 12 p.m. EDT
- Game 8 – Cuba vs. Puerto Rico – 7 p.m. EDT
- March 10
- Game 9 – Canada vs. Puerto Rico – 7 p.m. EDT
- March 11
- Game 10 – Canada vs. Cuba – 3 p.m. EDT
Pool B
Venue: Daikin Park – Houston, Texas
Teams: United States, Mexico, Brazil, Great Britain & Italy
- March 6
- Game 1 – Mexico vs. Great Britain – 1 p.m. EDT
- Game 2 – United States vs. Brazil – 8 p.m. EDT
- March 7
- Game 3 – Brazil vs. Italy – 1 p.m. EDT
- Game 4 – Great Britain vs. United States – 8 p.m. EDT
- March 8
- Game 5 – Great Britain vs. Italy – 1 p.m. EDT
- Game 6 – Brazil vs. Mexico – 8 p.m. EDT
- March 9
- Game 7 – Brazil vs. Great Britain – 1 p.m. EDT
- Game 8 – Mexico vs. United States – 8 p.m. EDT
- March 10
- Game 9 – Italy vs. United States – 9 p.m. EDT
- March 11
- Game 10 – Italy vs. Mexico – 7 p.m. EDT
Pool C
Venue: Tokyo Dome – Tokyo, Japan
Teams: Japan, Chinese Taipei, Australia, South Korea & Czech Republic